Tommy Lucas	Liverpool FC 3 appearances, 0 goals P 3 W 2 D 1 L 0 F 9: A 5 83% successful 1921-26 captain: one minutes played: 270
Timeline
	Thomas Lucas
Birth	22 September 1895 in St Helens, Lancashire [registered in Prescot, December 1895]. Birthdate confirmed by the 1939 register.
	According to the 1901 census, Thomas is the eighth of nine children (six sons) to Thomas and Mary. His father is a coal hewer and they live at 80 Burtonhead Road in St Helens.
	According to the 1911 census, Thomas has another younger brother and now he is one of six, now at 76 Burtonhead Road. His father is retired. Thomas is a haulage hand. In all, his parents had fourteen children, eleven of which are alive in 1911.
	According to the 1921 census, Thomas is still a professional footballer (for Liverpool FC) and is one of four sons still living at home with their parents at now 19 Burtonhead Road in St. Helens.
Marriage	to Louisa Stevens [registered in Buckingham, September 1921].
	According to the 1939 register, Thomas, a licensed victualler, is married to Louisa, and living at 13 Risborough Road in Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury.
Death	11 December 1953, aged 58 years 80 days [registered in Aylesbury, December 1953].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Playing Career
Club(s)	Played with a variety of amateur clubs, including Sherdley Villa FC, Sutton Commercial FC, Heywood United FC, Peasley Cross FC and Eccles Borough FC. It was with Eccles that Tommy had a trial with Manchester United FC, but it did not work out, and so he joined Liverpool FC in 1916. He remained at Anfield until he joined Clapton Orient FC on 11 July 1933 and retired from playing a year later.
Club honours	Football League Champions 1921-22;
Individual honours	Football League (four appearances)
Distinctions	None
Height/Weight	5' 6½", 11st. 4lbs [1925]. 11st 9lbs [1928 & 1929]
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	One of five who became the 421st players (422) to appear for England
Position(s)	Left/right-back
First match	No. 127, 22 October 1921, Ireland 1 England 1, a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged 26 years 30 days.
Last match	No. 150, 24 May 1926, Belgium 3 England 5, an end-of-season friendly match at Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen, aged 30 years 244 days. captain
Major tournaments	British Championship 1921-22;
Team honours	None
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	None
Beyond England
After retiring from playing with Clapton Orient, he was kept on and put in charge of the nursery club, Ashford FC. He became a licensee in The Woolpack (left), Risborough Road in Stoke Mandeville from 1935 until he died. Also coached Aylesbury United FC from August 1936. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.160/1.

Tommy Lucas - Career Statistics
Squads	Apps	comp. apps	Mins.		goals ave.min	comp. goals	Capt.	Disc.
6	3	0	270	0	0 min	0	One	none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

Tommy Lucas - Match History
Club: Liverpool F.C. - 3 full appearances F.A. International Select Committee - 3 full capsx
Age 26
1	127	22 October 1921 - Ireland 1 England 1, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AD	Start	lb
-	129	8 April 1922 - England 0 Scotland 1, Villa Park, Birmingham		HL	withdrew injured
Age 28
2	141	17 May 1924 - France 1 England 3, Stade Pershing, Paris	Fr	AW	Start	rb
Age 29
-	142	22 October 1924 - England 3 Ireland 1, Goodison Park, Liverpool	BC	HW	withdrew
Age 30
3	150	24 May 1926 - Belgium 3 England 5, Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen	tour	AW	captain	rb
-	151	27 May 1926 - France vs. England, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris - match postponed		App	squad member

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